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How Waiting Tables, Working in Hollywood Prepared Laura Friedman for Politics

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 08: Laura Friedman speaks onstage at the "Meet Me In Australia" event benefiting Australia Wildlife Relief Efforts at Los Angeles Zoo on March 08, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Assemblymember Laura Friedman is all but guaranteed a seat in Congress next year, after she beat out a very crowded field in Representative Adam Schiff’s LA district and landed a spot in the November runoff. She joins Scott and Marisa to talk about her career in politics, which she entered in her 40s after a career in film.

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